The Marxophone is a fretless zither that uses metal hammers to play music. It has two octaves of double melody strings in the key of C major (from middle C to C”), and four sets of chord strings (C major, G major, F major, and D7). Its sound is similar to a mandolin and also resembles the tones of hammered dulcimers.
The Omnichord is an electronic musical instrument made by the Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation in 1981. Designed as an electronic autoharp, it lets users play harp-like sounds using an electronic strum plate, which mimics the feel of playing a stringed instrument. The Omnichord became popular because it is easy to carry, has a unique sound, and was admired for its fun and unusual look.
An autoharp is a string instrument that belongs to the zither family. A special part of the autoharp is a set of bars, each with soft pads that stop other strings from making sound when a certain chord is played. To play a chord, you press the bar with one hand and strum the strings with the other hand.
The Omnichord is an electronic musical instrument created in 1981 by the Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation. Designed to work like an electronic autoharp, it lets users play harp-like sounds using an electronic strum plate, which mimics the way a stringed instrument is played. The Omnichord became popular because it is easy to carry, has a unique sound, and was liked for its fun and unusual look.
The Stylophone is a small electronic instrument played with a stylus. It was created in 1967 by Brian Jarvis and began being made in 1968 by a company called Dubreq in London. Over three million of these instruments were sold during its first time on the market, mostly as toys for children.
EWI (short for electronic wind instrument, pronounced EE-wee) is a type of wind controller, an electronic musical instrument created by Nyle Steiner. Many musicians use the EWI in different music styles. It is well-known for being used in jazz fusion, especially in Japan by members of T-Square, Takeshi Itoh and Masato Honda.
A wind controller, also called a wind synthesizer, is an electronic wind instrument. It is often a MIDI controller that works with one or more music synthesizers. Wind controllers are usually played and fingered like a woodwind instrument, such as a saxophone.
A keytar is a musical instrument that combines features of a keyboard and a guitar. It works like a synthesizer or electronic music device and is held with a strap around the neck and shoulders, just like a guitar.
Tapping is a playing method used on stringed instruments, most often on the guitar. It involves pressing a string with one hand and making it vibrate in one smooth motion. This differs from standard methods, where one hand presses the string and the other hand plucks it.
The touch guitar is a type of guitar that has strings and is part of the guitar family. It is made to be played by tapping the fretboard, not by strumming the strings.